Plant dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitors as antidiabetic agents: a brief review.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The acquirement of resistance by microorganisms to the antimicrobial arsenal is a threat to public health. A recent WHO report estimated that 1.3 million HIV-negative people and 0.38 million HIV-positive people died from TB in 2009. Various forms of cancer account for a high percentage of deaths in both wome...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Patel RV,Kumari P,Rajani DP,Pannecouque C,De Clercq E,Chikhalia KH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many natural products that consist of quinoline core are found to be bioactive and the versatility of quinoline and its derivatives have attracted great attention in the field of drug development. As a result, in recent years, many green and sustainable synthetic approaches for the synthesis of structurally diverse qu...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Chung PY,Bian ZX,Pun HY,Chan D,Chan AS,Chui CH,Tang JC,Lam KH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Class I PI3Ks are composed of four catalytic subunit variants (p110α, p110β, p110δ and p110γ). The PI3K pathway is among the most frequently activated pathways in many diseases, and has emerged as an attractive target for drug development, in particular for the treatment of many human cancers including breast, prostat...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Jeong Y,Kwon D,Hong S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graphical abstract [Formula: see text]. ...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Choudhary S,Silakari O

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the unusual structure and chemical composition of the mycobacterial cell wall, effective tuberculosis (TB) treatment is difficult, making many antibiotics ineffective and hindering the entry of drugs. With approximately 33% of infection, TB is still the second most deadly infectious disease worldwide. The reaso...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Chauhan PM,Sunduru N,Sharma M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults, associated with a high mortality rate and a survival of between 12 and 15 months after diagnosis. Due to current treatment limitations involving surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy with temozolamide, there is a high rate of tr...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Ortiz R,Cabeza L,Perazzoli G,Jimenez-Lopez J,García-Pinel B,Melguizo C,Prados J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review provides an overview of chemokines and their receptors, with an emphasis on general features and nomenclature along with a short summary of their properties and functions. It is intended as an introduction to the subject and a reference point for those wishing to learn key facts about chemokines and their ...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Vinader V,Afarinkia K

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FGF19 is a noncanonical FGF ligand that can control a broad spectrum of physiological responses, which include bile acid homeostasis, liver metabolism and glucose uptake. Many of these responses are mediated by FGF19 binding to its FGFR4/β-klotho receptor complex and controlling activation of an array of intracellular...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Prieto-Dominguez N,Shull AY,Teng Y

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dextran has become a hot research topic in drug vehicle material because of its biodegradable, nonspecific cell adhesion, resistance to protein adsorption, low price and ease of structural modification. The fate and changes of dextran in vivo are not fully understood. It is helpful to guide the design and modification...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Huang S,Huang G

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cucurbit[n]urils (CB[n]; n = 5, 6, 7, 8 or 10) are a family of macrocycles made from the acid-catalyzed condensation of glycoluril and formaldehyde. RESULTS:The synthesis of CB[n] using microwave radiation has been examined and the effect of acid type, reaction time and temperature on the distribution of pr...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Wheate NJ,Patel N,Sutcliffe OB

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computer-aided drug design (CADD) methodologies have made great advances and contributed significantly to the discovery and/or optimization of many clinically used drugs in recent years. CADD tools have likewise been applied to the discovery of inhibitors of HIV-1 integrase, a difficult and worthwhile target for the d...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Liao C,Nicklaus MC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), one of polyphenols isolated from green tea, exhibits biology-benefiting effects with minimum severe adverse. EGCG is known to be a mitochondrion-targeting medicinal agent, regulating mitochondrial metabolism, including mitochondrial biogenesis, mitochondrial bioenergetics, and mitochon...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Shi W,Li L,Ding Y,Yang K,Chen Z,Fan X,Jiang S,Guan Y,Liu Z,Xu D,Wu L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria requires unconventional strategies toward efficient chemotherapeutic agents, preferably with alternative mechanisms of action. The bacterial cell membrane has become an appealing target since its essential and highly conservative structure are key challenges to resistance mech...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Dias C,Rauter AP

更新日期：2019-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoadjuvant Quillaja spp. tree saponins stimulate both cellular and humoral responses, significantly widening vaccine target pathogen spectra. Host toxicity of specific saponins, fractions and extracts may be rather low and further reduced using lipid-based delivery systems. Saponins contain a hydrophobic central a...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Magedans YV,Yendo AC,Costa F,Gosmann G,Fett-Neto AG

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fingolimod (FTY720) is a first-in-class, orally active, sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P)-receptor modulator with a structure closely related to sphingosine. The compound was discovered by chemical modification of a natural product, myriocin. Phosphorylated form of FTY720 acts as a functional antagonist at S1P receptor ty...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Chiba K,Adachi K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last 10 years have seen advances in automation and high-throughput biochemistry in the drug-discovery arena. However, these advances have not led to improvements in drug-discovery success. Drug programs must find new ways to identify superior compounds. Advances in label-free assay technologies may provide advanta...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Lunn CA

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia with no cure at present. Cholesterol metabolism is closely associated with AD at several stages. ACAT1 converts free cholesterol to cholesteryl esters, and plays important roles in cellular cholesterol homeostasis. Recent studies show that in a mouse model,...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Shibuya Y,Chang CC,Chang TY

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the impermeable structure and barrier function of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), the delivery of therapeutic molecules into the CNS is extremely limited. Nanodelivery systems are regarded as the most effective and versatile carriers for the CNS, as they can transport cargo molecules across the BBB via various m...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Kim KT,Lee HS,Lee JJ,Park EK,Lee BS,Lee JY,Bae JS

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotinic receptors are membrane proteins involved in several physiological processes. They are considered suitable drug targets for various CNS disorders or conditions, as shown by the large number of compounds which have entered clinical trials. In recent years, nonconventional agonists have been discovered: positiv...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Manetti D,Bellucci C,Chiaramonte N,Dei S,Teodori E,Romanelli MN

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian carbonic anhydrases (CAs; EC 4.2.1.1) of which 16 isoforms are known, are involved in important physiological functions. Their inhibition is exploited pharmacologically for the treatment of many diseases (glaucoma, edema, epilepsy, obesity, hypoxic tumors, neuropathic pain, etc.) but the activators were less...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Supuran CT

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As has been widely reviewed elsewhere, the pharmaceutical industry is experiencing an 'innovation deficit' as evidenced by the decline in new chemical entity output. This decline, compounded by increased costs and regulatory requirements highlights the need to significantly revise strategic options across the drug-dis...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Robertson GM,Mayr LM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteinases are zinc-dependent enzymes whose main function is to cleave the components of the extracellular matrix. Their overexpression is evident in all cancers but to date there is no satisfactory way to inhibit their actions. Here, we look at their types, their structures, their functions and the dev...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： King SE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthraquinones exhibit a unique anticancer activity. Since their discovery, medicinal chemists have made several structural modifications, resulting in the design and synthesis of a large number of novel anthraquinone compounds with different biological activities. In general, anthraquinone compounds have been conside...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Tian W,Wang C,Li D,Hou H

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is a major devastating disease, and is a leading cause of death worldwide. Despite the progress in cancer treatment, cancer mortality rate remains high. Therefore, the discovery and development of improved anticancer drugs to treat cancer are needed. 4H-chromenes have strong cytotoxicity against a panel of huma...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Patil SA,Patil R,Pfeffer LM,Miller DD

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ), an essential cell division protein in bacteria, has recently emerged as an important and exploitable antibacterial target. Cytokinesis in bacteria is regulated by the assembly dynamics of this protein, which is ubiquitously present in eubacteria. The perturbation of F...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Panda D,Bhattacharya D,Gao QH,Oza PM,Lin HY,Hawkins B,Hibbs DE,Groundwater PW

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic drug discovery has been an essential field of research since the early 1900s, but the threat from infectious bacteria has only increased over the decades because of the emergence of widespread multidrug resistance. In this review, we discuss the recent advances in natural product, computational and medicina...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Murphy KE,Sloan GF,Lawhern GV,Volk GE,Shumate JT,Wolfe AL

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbonic anhydrases (CAs; EC 4.2.1.1) are well known zinc metalloproteins involved in the catalysis of a very simple but essential physiological reaction: carbon dioxide hydration to bicarbonate and proton. These enzymes are of clinical relevance in cancer therapy as among the 15 isoforms known in humans, two cell sur...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Supuran CT,Winum JY

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Triterpenes are natural compounds, whose wide biological activity predestines them for application as promising new chemotherapeutics. In this paper, we report the results of our investigations into the substitution of oleanolic acid with aromatic and nitroaromatic moieties acting as bioreducing agents. RESULTS:Th...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Bednarczyk-Cwynar B,Ruszkowski P,Jarosz T,Krukiewicz K

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Hypertension is associated with development of cardiovascular disease and has become a significant health problem worldwide. Naturally-derived antihypertensive peptides have emerged as promising alternatives to synthetic drugs. MATERIALS & METHODS:This study introduces predictor of antihypertensive activity of pep...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Win TS,Schaduangrat N,Prachayasittikul V,Nantasenamat C,Shoombuatong W

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structure-based virtual screening makes explicit or implicit use of 3D target structure information to detect novel active compounds. Results of nearly 300 currently available original applications have been analyzed to characterize the state-of-the-art in this field. Compound selection from docking calculations is mu...

journal_title：Future medicinal chemistry

authors： Ripphausen P,Stumpfe D,Bajorath J

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00